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Cu(II) cocatalyst modified Ag@AgCl cubic cages with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and stability

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A facile, template-assisted synthetic route was applied to synthesize Ag@AgCl cubic cages. Ag@AgCl was modified with Cu(II) cocatalyst by a simple impregnation route. The obtained Cu(II)–Ag@AgCl showed excellent photocatalytic activity for the decolorization of methyl orange (MO). MO was completely decolorized under visible light within 120 s. Phenol was completely decomposed in 40 min. A possible mechanism was proposed: Cu(II) cocatalyst worked as a reduction active site through a self-recovery process. Electrons were transferred from valence band of AgCl efficiently, and then reacted with oxygen through a multi-electron oxygen reduction process. ·OH radicals were confirmed as the main active species for the degradation of organics while ·O2 − radicals were absent compared to Ag@AgCl. The modification of Cu(II) cocatalyst significantly enhanced visible light catalysis activity and stability of Ag@AgCl. Compared with frequently-used noble metal cocatalyst, the cheap and abundant Cu(II) cocatalyst shows huge potential in design and synthesis high photocatalytic performance materials for practical application.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51134011).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Failure, Corrosion and Protection of Oil/Gas Facility Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, 102249, People’s Republic of China

    Youyong Pang & Changfeng Chen

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), No. 18 Fuxue Rd., Beijing, 102249, People’s Republic of China

    Lingjun Song

  3. Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Science, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), No. 18 Fuxue Rd., Beijing, 102249, People’s Republic of China

    Lei Ge

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Pang, Y., Song, L., Chen, C. et al. Cu(II) cocatalyst modified Ag@AgCl cubic cages with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and stability. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 12572–12579 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7081-5

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